Is a member of the public entitled to request and obtain copies of a society’s financial statements?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Grumpy Taxpayer$ of Greater Victoria Society v. Greater Victoria Harbour Authority, 2020 BCCRT 899 (CanLII):
28. This means that a member of the public is entitled to request and obtain copies of a society’s financial statements, on payment of an applicable fee. I note that a similar conclusion was reached in Drew v. Healing Breast Illness Society of North America, 2020 BCCRT 762 (Drew).
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